Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival is an international animation film festival that is focused entirely on this unique genre combining animation and documentary.
Rising of Lusitania is a fully independent festival and with NO FEES.

Awards & Prizes

MAIN JURY
> Grand Prix “Lusitania Award” for the Best AnimaDoc
> “Rising Award” for the Best Student AnimaDoc
> “Make-Believe Award” for the Best MOCK<anima>DOC
> SPECIAL MENTIONS FOR CREATIVE APPROACH TO THE TOPIC

STUDENT JURY
> "Student Jury Award" for the Best Professional AnimaDoc
> “Students4student Award” for the Best Student AnimaDoc
> “Make-Believe Award” for the Best MOCK<anima>DOC

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Rules & Terms

1. The base of the Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival is an
international competition dedicated entirely to animated documentaries.
2. Under the name of “animadoc” / “animated documentaries” the Organizer
understands the movie that combines animation with the documentary context
or documentary approach.
3. For the Competition, we accept animated documentaries from all over the
world, done in any animation technique, not longer than 30 minutes (with
closing credits), where the animation is at least 90% of the full movie length and realized after January 1st, 2024.
4. Submission to the competition is free of charge.

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  • Vyacheslav (Slavik) Bihun

    Thank you for screening our Ukrainian film -- best of luck with your future events!

    October 2025
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you, Slavik! All the best to you, as well!
    And the brave Ukraine!

  • jesus pamplona

    We are thrilled about the selection and screening of our documentary, Paloma Negra: The Queen of Amphetamines. We hope you enjoy her story, the testimonies, the animations, and its twists and turns.

    October 2025
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    Response from festival:

    We are delighted to present PALOMA NEGRA at the 7th RISING OF LUSITANIA. Moreover, as the official European premiere! Thank you for that!

  • MADAKTO PICTURES

    On behalf of Madakto Pictures, we are honored to be a part of this prestigious film festival. It is truly inspiring to see so much talent and creativity gathered in one place. Thank you to the organizers and everyone involved for providing such a wonderful platform to share our work and connect with fellow filmmakers. We wish all participants the best and look forward to celebrating the art of cinema together.

    December 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much!

  • Charalambos Margaritis

    An amazing festival, very professional and carefully curated. Great communication!

    October 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you very much!

  • Marcel Barelli

    thank you very much :)

    September 2024
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